Protesters Spray Paint Capitol

This has got to be one of the more asinine events I have read about this weekend…

Anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint on part of the west front steps of the United States Capitol building after police were ordered to break their security line by their leadership, two sources told The Hill.

According to the sources, police officers were livid when they were told to fall back by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Chief Phillip Morse and Deputy Chief Daniel Nichols. "They were the commanders on the scene," one source said,who requested anonymity. "It was disgusting."

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Approximately 300 protesters were allowed to take the steps and began to spray paint "anarchist symbols" and phrase such as "Our capitol building" and "you can’t stop us" around the area, the source said.

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He added, "It is the USCP's duty and responsibility to protect the Capitol complex, staff and public while allowing the public to exercise their First Amendment rights … at the end of the day, both occurred without injury to protestors or officers."

Since when is spray painting our nation's Capitol considered exercising your First Amendment rights? I thought this was considered vandalism? What the hell is going on?

I'd like to know when it was that people started losing sense of their decency and their respect for others. I'd like to know when it became acceptable to vandalize in the name of protest, and I would like to know why authorities have a hard time upholding the law when it is so clearly being violated.

Do you really think that spray painting the Capitol building is an exercise of your First Amendment rights?

If so, leave your address in the comments section so I can make sure someone visits your house and spray paints some derogatory words on your house while exercising their First Amendment rights…